PINCKNEYVILLE -- Perry County State's Attorney David H. Searby, Jr. has announced the following sentences to the Illinois Department of Corrections during the month of August:
Jonathan R. Aleshire, 41, of Du Quoin, was sentenced to prison after having pleaded guilty to the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance, a Class 4 felony, on Aug. 9.
Aleshire was sentenced to one year in the Illinois Department of Corrections (with applicable credit for time previously served) with a one-year Mandatory Supervised Release Period. The Du Quoin Police Department was responsible for the investigation and arrest.
Colton M. Olsen, 27, of Tamaroa, was sentenced to prison after having admitted to a Petition to Revoke Probation violation for the original offense of Delivery of a Controlled Substance, a Class 3 felony, on Aug. 9.
Olsen was sentenced to two years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (with applicable credit for time previously served) with a one-year Mandatory Supervised Release Period. The Perry County Drug Task Force, comprised of the Du Quoin Police Department, Pinckneyville Police Department and Perry County Sheriff's Office, was responsible for the original investigation and arrest.
